BJU Cultural Geography Chapter 9 Test
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The largest island in Europe is _____.
Great Britain
3 multiple choice options
The United Kingdom, ______, and some of the coastal areas of Norway and Sweden have a marine-west-coast climate.
Denmark
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This country has lakes in the south that are connected by canals.
Sweden
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The southern parts of Sweden, Finland, and Norway have a _____.
humid continental climate
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This region is known as the land of the Midnight Sun.
Scandinavia
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Between Great Britain and ______ lies the choppy Irish Sea.
Ireland
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This country is known to have one of the cleanest environments in the world.
Finland
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The waters in this country are geothermally heated to provide hot springs and energy for the country.
Iceland
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What current moderates the climates of Northern Europe?
North Atlantic Drift
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In what country is the River Thames located?
England
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True/False: Although the United Kingdom has many large cities, none rise to the level of a primate city.
True
True/False: The United Kingdom's market economy is the smallest economy in Northern Europe.
False
True/False: As with water pollution, most of the air pollution in Scandinavia originates in the United Kingdom and other industrialized European nations.
True
True/False: Scotland is a major builder of ships and has constructed some of the world's largest cruise ships.
False
True/False: Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, is home to half of the island's population.
True
True/False: Many people have visited Greenland to observe regular volcanic eruptions.
False
True/False: Plate tectonics is the geological process that caused the formation of mountains in Northern Europe.
True
True/False: Great Britain has a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
True
What is the largest city in Sweden?
Stockholm
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What country celebrates "30 and Unmarried" by giving titles and gifts to singles in their community?
Denmark
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The five countries of Scandinavia include Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and ____________.
Finland
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What is another name for dense layers of partially decayed plant material that is often used as fuel?
peat
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Around 80 percent of people in Sweden live in the city of__________________________.
Stockholm
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Although farther north than New England, the climate of ____________ is much warmer.
Ireland
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_____________________ is also known as the Emerald Isle.
Ireland
3 multiple choice options
Match the country with the water formation in that country.
England
River Thames
2 multiple choice options
Match the country with the water formation in that country.
Northern Ireland
loughs
2 multiple choice options
Match the country with the water formation in that country.
Scotland
lochs
2 multiple choice options
Match each definition or description with the correct term.
Iceland sits astride the American and ______ tectonic plates.
Eurasian
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Parts of Scandinavia lie above the ________, where the sun never sets for two months in the summer.
Artic Circle
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______ is very geologically active, with thirty volcano systems.
Iceland
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The ______ moderates the climates of Northern Europe.
North Atlantic Drift
Match each definition or description with the correct term.
Denmark has a strait called the ______ that effectively cuts the country into two parts.
Great Belt
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Sweden has lakes in the south that are connected by ______ for transportation.
canals
Match each definition or description with the correct term.
Tundra covers much of Iceland and ______.
Greenland
A. English Channel
B. Northern Ireland
C. Ireland
D. Edinburgh
F. Scotland
G. Wales
H. Irish Sea
I. Atlantic Ocean
J. London
K. North Sea
Define and critique the policy of euthanasia in many Scandinavian countries from a biblical perspective.
Euthanasia, or so-called "mercy killing," is physician-assisted suicide of a patient, by means of administering lethal drugs or by starvation. This practice is contrary to Scripture because it assumes the role of God in determining which life is worth protecting and when a person's life should be terminated. It contradicts the sixth commandment not to commit murder in Exodus 20:13.